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Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -3.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money WAKE -175 / SYR +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual WAKE +5 171 Won
Massey WAKE -4.1 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 155.7 (+15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -4.6 (+0.4) 150.7 (+20.3) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WAKE -4.4 (+0.6) 151.7 (+19.3) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -4.3 (+0.7) 149.5 (+21.5) 70% ✓
Baseline ML WAKE -4.5 (+0.5) 149.9 (+21.1) 75% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2024 WAKE 81 – 71 SYR
Feb 4, 2024 WAKE 99 – 70 SYR
Mar 8, 2023 WAKE 77 – 74 SYR
Mar 4, 2023 SYR 72 – 63 WAKE
Jan 30, 2022 SYR 94 – 72 WAKE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WAKE SYR
Overall 18-17 15-17
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 13-7 12-6
Away 2-7 2-7
Neutral 3-3 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 78.8 75.0
Avg Pts Against 76.9 74.2
Massey 9.4 (#62) 8.3 (#76)
Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#82) 1.38 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#81) 1.81 (#71)
RPI 0.539 (#89) 0.538 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE SYR
FG% 44.8% 46.9%
3PT% 33.8% 33.0%
REB / G 33.0 34.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.31 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 52.9%
TOV% 15.4% 16.1%
ORB% 30.0% 29.8%
FT Rate 26.4% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 17.9%
DRB% 67.1% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.5%

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